Adding the domain to the admin console

In order for the Admin Console to display the contents of the website within the newly created domain, it needs to be added to the Admin Console. Complete the following steps to add the domain to the Admin Console:

  1. Go to Admin Console > Websites.
  2. Click Edit for the desired Website or click Add Website.
  3. On the Details finger tab, enter the appropriate domains in the Domain Name(s) field.
  4. Click Save.
Note: Because the Domain Name string consists of a comma-separated list, a comma (without a space) is required between each domain name. Do not remove the localhost option from the list of valid domains in the Website table. This will impact site startup.

At the time the Admin Console is first accessed, after configuration of the Domain Name(s) field (Admin Console > Websites), the service will make a call to the Insite Software licensing server. If the domain exists in the Insite Software Commerce registry, it will perform a date check. If it passes, the user will be authenticated into the Admin Console. If the domain does not exist in the Insite Software Commerce registry, it will be created with a 30 day temporary license. This procedure allows the use of Insite Commerce for 30 days. Following this process allows development teams to use additional domains such as qa.yourdomain.com, dev.yourdomain.com and so forth. Each domain respectively will be registered with a 30 day temporary license when the Admin Console is accessed for the first time.

If an error occurs during the call to Insite Software, it will issue at Temporary license and recheck in 10 days.

To support ongoing development, it is common for development teams to submit tickets to the Insite Software Customer Success requesting that development environment domains be converted to permanent domains. Use the Submit a Ticket link at the top of page to make this request.

Additionally, Insite Software provides developers with a test URL of the format *.local.com which has a permanent license.